Main Entry: 1draw
Pronunciation: dr
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): drew /drü/; drawn /drn/; draw·ing1 a: to cause to move by pulling : cause to follow b: to pull up or to one side <draw the curtains> c: to pull up or out <drew water from the well> <draw a gun> d: to cause to come out of a container or source <draw water for a bath>2: to move or go steadily or gradually <day was drawing to a close>3 a: ATTRACT, ENTICE <drew a crowd> b: PROVOKE 2 <drew criticism> c: to bring on as a response <drew cheers from the crowd>4: INHALE 1 <drew a deep breath>5 a: to cause (as the contents or essence) to come forth <brine draws moisture and sugars from the cucumbers> b: EVISCERATE <drawn and plucked chickens>6: to need (a specified depth) to float in <the boat draws three feet of water>7 a: ACCUMULATE 1, gain <drawing interest> b: to take money from a place of deposit : WITHDRAWc: to receive regularly from a source <draw a salary>8 a: to take (cards) from a stack or from the dealer b: to receive or take at random <drew a winning number>9: to bend (a bow) by pulling back the string10: to cause to shrink or pucker11: to leave (a contest) undecided : TIE12 a: to produce a likeness of by making lines on a surface <draw a picture> <the computer can draw a graph on the screen> b: to write out in proper form <draw up a will> c: to describe in words <a writer who draws characters well>13: DEDUCE 1a <draw a conclusion>14: to stretch or spread by or as if by pulling <some metals can be drawn out to form wire>15: to produce a draft of air <the chimney draws well> - draw·able /--bl/ adjective- draw a blank: to be unable to think of something - draw onor draw upon: to use as a source of supply <what experiences can you draw on for a story> - draw straws: to decide or assign something by lottery in which straws of unequal length are used - draw the lineor draw a line1: to set a dividing line between two things2: to set a limit that points out what one will not tolerate or do